Systems and Validation Lead/Manager

Omni Design Technologies

Milpitas hybrid Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025

Job description

Omni Design is working on exciting solutions and chips for next generation automotive and space applications and looking for talented and capable engineers.

The Systems Engineering Manager will be responsible for validation and qualification of electrical interfaces and/or performing standards-based protocol tests.

Role and Responsibility

Work with a team of validation and characterization engineers responsible for product qualification.
Work across multiple functional groups to meet overall product design and quality requirements.
Design characterization test, system-level test, and demonstration systems that include MCUs, discreet logic, FPGA, multi-gigabit, and analog circuitry, including requirements gathering, specification, schematic, layout, and mechanical
Work with company buyers to produce designs
Review schematics/layout of internal and customer system platforms as per product requirements.
Engage with potential customers and partners to identify custom requirements and incorporate those requirements into the system test process.
Create/edit test plans based on system specifications that may relate to signal integrity, RF, mechanical integrity, electrical, and requirements based on generic protocols.
Execute and stand behind the qualification of the product, from a mass production perspective, in consumer electronic devices.
Mentor systems and validation team members

Qualifications and Experience

BSEE Required, MSEE Preferred
8+ years of systems hardware development and debug experience, including for digital, multi-gigabit, and high frequency, low noise analog interfaces
Deep knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity design practices
Knowledge of at least 2 of electrical interfaces for any of the high-speed protocols: USB3+; PCIe 2/3; ThunderBolt, DisplayPort; HDMI; SATA/SAS, Ethernet, LPDDR4/5, GMSL
Knowledge of inter-chip protocols, such as UART, I2C, I3C, SPI, I2S, PWM
Knowledge of microcontroller and FPGA development and development environments
Familiarity with Verilog
Software development and debugging experience in C, C++, and Python and other scripting languages
Ability to develop test scripts that control test equipment for determining IC device characteristics
Familiarity with test equipment, including oscilloscope, sampling scope, BERT (including CDR), protocol analyzer, spectrum analyzer, VNA, TDR, and other basic equipment
Understanding of mechanical and thermal concepts
Extensive protocol testing experience with any of the above protocols including a good understanding of the required test infrastructure.
Experience in creating and simulating models of wired links and being able to make appropriate tradeoffs.
Team player with interest in filing up gaps in product development, as needed.

Expectations

Develop the Validation, Characterization boards
Set up and Manage the lab and its equipment
Do the pre-silicon emulation on the FPGA Platform
Do the Silicon Valtion and Characterization
Do the ATE Vs System Correlations
Develop automated scripts for doing bench testing of parts for early customer samples
Work on the Data Sheets
Develop the Evaluation platforms and support early customers
Help debug the chip
Be a mentor and lead a team of System engineers
Work with Design, Verification and Test/Product engineering teams and release chips to production

About this role

Summary

Lead validation team for electrical interface testing, design characterization, and product qualification.

Job title

Systems and Validation Lead/Manager

Experience level

8+ years

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Milpitas, on-site; remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

BSEE8+ years hardware developmentsignal integrityhigh-speed protocols USB3+ PCIe ThunderBolt HDMI SATA Ethernet LPDDR4/5 GMSLinter-chip protocols UART I2C I3C SPI I2S PWMVerilogC C++ Pythontest equipmentmechanical and thermal concepts

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

validationsystem designprotocol testingsignal integrityhigh-speed interfaces

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Milpitas, CA 95035, USA

On-site City